Sadly, it looks like fireworks will land right below motorcycles on the banned list from now on when athletes negotiate their contracts.
We’ve reported on Jason Pierre-Paul, but Buccaneers cornerback C.J. Wilson lost two fingers in a fireworks accident as well.
According to Coleen Harry of WBTV, Wilson’s father said his son lost the middle and index fingers during a Fourth of July party gone wrong.
Dad of @TBBuccaneers CB C.J Wilson says his son lost index & middle fingers in #fireworks accident. @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/ppwqHJ9Sct
— Coleen Harry WBTV (@ColeenHarryWBTV) July 8, 2015
Wilson was holding a Roman candle-type device, which exploded as he held it, rather than firing outward.